excepted

American  

[ik-sep-tid] / ɪkˈsɛp tɪd /

adjective

1. excluded from or left out of a particular category.

   Any foundation of this kind is an excepted charity—unlike the others, it doesn't have to register with the government.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of except.

idioms

1. present company excepted, (a qualifying remark to indicate that a negative comment or description does not apply to those being spoken to).

   The human race as a whole does not display too many signs of intelligence—present company excepted, of course.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unexcepted
  adjective
• nonexcepted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of excepted

First recorded in 1560–70, for an earlier sense; except ² ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; except ² ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

Excepted service jobs allow employers to set their own pay rates and requirements.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Excepted from this order: manufacturers of silver and other commercial users.

From Time Magazine Archive

Excepted from the rule: foreigners and native Berliners, who cross the border by the thousands each day to work in the east.

From Time Magazine Archive

Excepted the lands of Collo Phillip Warner at the ffig tree, and at the Road being resigned up freely by himself.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

Excepted are those objected to by a creditor who pays for the maintenance of the debtor in prison.

From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.

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